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... I liked. Although for my first month this was probably for the best. Now that I am getting the hang of this solo traveler gig, I am going to try to slow my travels down and visit some less touristy cities as well.

After all the hype from people about Barcelona I was not impressed. There were a few areas of the city I enjoyed, but it did not have that wow factor I was expecting. I see how the city could appeal to travelers with its man made beach, ...

... a fancy gold-trimmed carriage came out of the palace, and sure enough, there was Queen Elizabeth wearing white and her crown. She was on her way to the parliament buildings to read out the new laws, which apparently she doesn't write. We chuckled for the rest of the day at our luck for landing at such an important event.

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... in the crypt downstairs. We watched all the dignitaries leave the crypt. Then went straight down ourselves. We saw all the wreaths and took lots of photos. The Queen was laying the wreath at the cenotaph with William and Phillip while we were at St Pauls. Charles and Harry were at Gallipoli. Felt very privileged to see the Gallipoli memorial in St Pauls on ANZAC day. This is a day I find myself crying a lot for the lost men, women and animals. Anzac day ...

We walked to the tube admiring the houses and our new local area. Once we were there, after some questions had no answers we realised that our excursion tour guide (whose name does not start with a MDATor L) had no clue where we were going or how we would get there. I was standing on Baron Court station trying to mentally come ...

... very vibrant parts of London! See pix below. I came home to hang out with my roommates and now I am writing this. I am beginning to feel more like a regular of the city and at-home in my apartment. I will be planning a lot of trips for myself soon so that I can get the experience while here. Lori will be coming to visit me in about a month :) so I will save some touristy things to do with her. Well, that's all for now. Check out my pix ...